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Gov. Newsom signs bill to expand workers’ comp for those affected by COVID-19

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday authored by a Bay Area state legislator that will expand access to workers’ compensation for front-line workers affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Senate Bill 1159 creates a rebuttable presumption of infection for people like grocery store employees, health care workers, firefighters and law enforcement officers who believe […]